<p>At a community college, what are you supposed to take after Calc BC?
-MV Calc
-Analytic Geom
-Differential Eq
-Linear Algebra
-Other?
And in what order?</p>
<p>multivariable calc</p>
<p>analytic geometry is usually covered in Calc 2, but if it’s not [ in your school ], then take that first before doing multivariable calc</p>
<p>DiffEq and LA are usually interchangeable because they’re not really related to each other, you can take one first before the other.</p>
<p>Alright thanks. If I’m not sure how much Analytic Geom we have done (we’ve done whatever Geom there is in Calc BC, so I dunno how that compares to the actual Geom course), would I probably be okay in MV?</p>
<p>i say go with multivariable calculus. And I believe you can do Linear Algebra or Differential Equations concurrently with MVC, but that depends on the community college.</p>
<p>Btw, when you take Differential Equations, make sure you learn how to do matrices. My friend took it and he was having a hard time with the last portion of the class since he didn’t know how to do matrices. However, when I gave him an Algebra 2 book that has matrices, it helped him so well that he finally earned an A at the end of the semester.</p>
<p>yeah you should be if you did well on Calc BC. MV is just partial differentiation and multiple integrals (mostly in 3D space). You also will learn vector calculus, div, grad, curl, and all those good stuff.</p>
<p>However, if MVC is not a prerequisite, do Linear Algebra. It’s the bridge from cookbook math to “real” math - abstract thinking. It’s really interesting, and it will begin to train you to think differently and move away from computational math.</p>
<p>Linear Algebra is, without a doubt, the most useful thing to take next. If you want to learn anything beyond the cook-book type math (i.e. here is an ellipse find the focii, use these rules to find the derivative of this function), start with linear algebra.</p>
<p>Learning any bit of the theory of DE requires Linear Algebra. If there is a class that doesn’t teach the theory, I would advise not to take it. </p>
<p>Same thing with multivariable, I have no idea how classes can expect someone to do change of variables on multiple integrals without learning about linear transformations.</p>
<p>Even better than any of these classic options though, is Discrete Mathematics. Although not necessarily fancier than the standard calculus track, it helps build problem solving ability and proof ability (as well as a major help on math competitions). read; [The</a> Calculus Trap](<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_A_Calculus.php]The”>http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_A_Calculus.php) and [Why</a> Discrete Math Is Important](<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_A_DiscreteMath.php]Why”>http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_A_DiscreteMath.php)</p>